Research Bits: Nov. 4


Diffusive memristor for artificial neurons Researchers from the University of Southern California, University of Massachusetts, University of California Los Angeles, Syracuse University, and the Air Force Research Laboratory developed artificial neurons that replicate the complex electrochemical behavior of biological brain cells. “Our existing computing systems were never intended to pro... » read more

Research Bits: Sept. 23


Opto-electrical excitation of MTJs Researchers at the University of Greifswald, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, and Aarhus University advanced the use of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) for neuromorphic computing. The team developed a hybrid opto-electrical excitation scheme that combines electrical currents with short laser p... » read more

Research Bits: May 28


Nanofluidic memristive neural networks Engineers from EPFL developed a functional nanofluidic memristive device that relies on ions, rather than electrons and holes, to compute and store data. “Memristors have already been used to build electronic neural networks, but our goal is to build a nanofluidic neural network that takes advantage of changes in ion concentrations, similar to living... » read more